Rumour on the street is that Whole Foods has purchased a site in Kitchener – not Waterloo - and will be coming to the region shortly. Harp Arora on Facebook asked about a location in Kitchener vs Waterloo. From what I’ve heard, Whole Foods wants a site that has at least 40,000 square feet of [...]
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The Emergence of Kitchener’s Warehouse District
My first column in the Kitchener Post is published tomorrow, and you can read it online here: Kitchener’s warehouse district starting to develop King and Victoria was once the site of a footwear factory, with a leather tannery down the street. Today, it features trendy lofts, a medical school, the region’s future central transit hub, [...]
More on Kitchener’s Mayfair Hotel at Andrin’s City Centre Condos
Mayfair Hotel Being Restored Last week we brought you renderings of what is planned for the Mayfair Hotel in Kitchener at Andrin’s City Centre Condo development (see: Mayfair Hotel at Andrin’s City Centre Condos to be Preserved) and today we have additional details. Local Group Collaborates with Andrin on Mayfair Hotel Restoration The Mayfair Hotel will [...]
Mayfair Hotel at Andrin’s City Centre Condos to be Preserved
Great news for lovers of heritage buildings downtown. Restoration & expansion of the historic Mayfair Hotel at Andrin’s City Centre Condo development is moving forward. Updated: Check out this video report from the developer CTV News reports: Built around 1905 and converted to the Mayfair around 1929, it set to become a boutique hotel, spa [...]
RED Condominiums by Momentum moving ahead
Momentum Developments, the builder behind the42 and The BPR Lofts, recently announced their upcoming project RED Condominiums. The plans look great: This is being built at the corner of Allen and King Street in Waterloo, directly across from the Bauer Lofts. The plans aren’t fully approved yet; Momentum is asking the city to ammend the Official [...]
Will RED Condominiums be the Sexiest Development in Kitchener Waterloo?
Update: RED Condominiums by Momentum Developments in Waterloo releases Floorplans Update II: RED Condos in Waterloo are over half sold out already RED Condominiums by Momentum Bring More Style to Uptown Waterloo Momentum Developments, the firm behind the42 and BPR Lofts in Waterloo has announced plans for a new 6 story condo development in Uptown [...]
Dundee REIT to buy Realex’s Kitchener Waterloo office & retail assets
Dundee REIT is set to buy the part of Realex properties it doesn’t already own for $154,400,000 This includes several commercial real estate properties in Kitchener Waterloo including: Market Square – 239,689 sq ft (shown above) Galleria – 237,146 sq ft 50 Queen – 169,616 sq ft 235 King – 100,798 22 Frederick – 95,841 [...]
Waterloo Region Buys Kitchener Land to Redevelop for Transit Hub
Region of Waterloo spends $6 million on future transit hub in Kitchener Big Kitchener Waterloo land assembly news made public this morning – the Region of Waterloo has bought a number of contigious buildings along Victoria Street between King & Duke to serve as a development site for a Central Transit Hub. The Region paid [...]
GO Trains coming to Kitchener Waterloo!
Kitchener Waterloo gets GO Trains by end of 2011 Big transit announcement today for Waterloo Region – GO Trains will be running twice a day, extending the Georgetown Line (green on the map below) to KW. Here are some details live from the announcement from GOKW.org: @ 2 trips per direction per day @ 18 [...]
Allied REIT buys 50% stake in Kitchener’s Breithaupt Block
Kitchener Waterloo Commercial Real Estate News Allied REIT Acquires 50% Share of Perimeter Development’s Breithaupt Block in Kitchener’s Warehouse District Exciting news for Kitchener’s Warehouse District, and Perimeter Development’s Breithaupt Block in particular. Allied REIT has bought a 50% share of the redevelopment opportunity. From The Record: Major developer takes stake in Breithaupt Block project [...]
